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yesterday

Morrazo Waste Fee Hike Stands as Guardia Civil Probes Protest Violence

Officials attribute the increase to legal mandates plus rising treatment costs.

PROTESTAS POR APROBACION SUBIDA RECIBO DE LA BASURA EN PLENO MANCOMUNIDAD MORRAZO CELEBRADO CONCELLO CANGAS
La Policía Local impide el acceso en la puerta del Concello de Cangas.
Algunos de los representantes vecinales que ayer acudieron a la reunión sobre la basura.
Un momento de la protesta del lunes delante del Concello de Cangas.

Overview

  • The Mancomunidade approved a new household waste charge of €126 per year starting in 2026, passing with BNG, PSOE and EU votes and opposed by PP and AV.
  • More than 1,000 people demonstrated in Cangas, blocking the PO-551 and attempting to force entry to the assembly; councillors exited under police escort as the Guardia Civil opened an investigation.
  • Authorities reported injuries and damage, including a stone hitting Bueu councillor Carmen García in the neck and a rock denting Moaña mayor Leticia Santos’s car.
  • Following a calmer meeting with associations, officials launched a public exposure period for objections, will send explanatory leaflets to households, and pledged to study additional discounts alongside service upgrades.
  • Leaders cite the 2022 waste law, steep Sogama tariff increases and a study showing about a €2 million service deficit, while opposition groups have gathered roughly 8,000 signatures and the PP plans political moves to try to halt the hike.